The International Day of Democracy provides “an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world”. So says the UN on its international Day of Democracy webpage. How are we all doing then? If we have read a newspaper…
Shared Future’s staff and associates are facilitating our latest Climate Assembly. The Elmbridge Climate Change Citizens’ Panel has been meeting since June 2025. The panel will continue to meet until October, for a total of 5 full days. The Question…
The Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies has released new guidance, co-authored by Pete Bryant of Shared Future. Their new report, “Supporting Members After the Climate Assembly Ends: How to Nurture Action” aims to help commissioners, organisers and funders to consider…
The Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury was the first citizens jury to take place in a museum in the UK! The Jury brought together 26 people from across Birmingham that reflected the diversity of the city to answer the question: ‘What…
Shared Future helped to facilitate the UK’s first Town Council Climate Assembly in 2020. Since then we have been following how things are progressing, and its long term impact. In a new guest blog by Anne-Marie Sanderson, Projects Officer at…
Our third blog on taking an ecosystem approach to democracy. Shared Future director Jez Hall concludes a short series of think pieces on tackling the crisis in our democracy, by taking an ecosystem approach. Whether it’s the climate emergency, financial…
In this second blog on building an effective citizen-led and responsive democracy, Shared Future director Jez Hall reflects further on how to address the current crisis in our democracy by taking an ecosystem approach. One that designs and then blends…
We’re super excited that Birmingham Museum will be one of the first in the UK to hold a citizens’ jury – and we get to be a part of it! This follows a growing trend amongst cultural institutions (New Art…
Yesterday saw a seismic shift in our representative democracy. And we all wait expectantly to see what change is coming. Yet, beneath the Westminster froth, the pundits, polls and parties, are stark challenges for our democracy and our country. Changing…
The Bude Area Community Jury on Climate Change, commissioned by Bude Climate Partnership, brought together 34 citizens aged 16 to 86 from across the wider Bude area to answer the question: ‘‘How can we respond to a changing climate, including…